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Fruit cocktail canned calories per cup: 118–155 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a cup contains 118–155 calories. Their listed weights span 245–250 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 125 g

78calories

Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup

Protein
0.5 g
Carbs
19.8 g
Fat
0.1 g

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 58–78 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 48–62 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Fruit cocktail canned, begin by separating “Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup” from “Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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Equal-weight view

How fruit cocktail canned records compare at 100 grams

All 2 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack 48 kcal
    48 kcal
  2. Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup 62 kcal
    62 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 2 named USDA records in view: 2 direct matches. All sit within “Other fruits and fruit salads.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 2 records together under the exact grouping key “fruit cocktail.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Fruit cocktail canned, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2709290 through FDC 2709291. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

120–125 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.0× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

14 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “juice pack”; the higher is “in syrup.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

3 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “in syrup” (4 mg) and “juice pack” (7 mg).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every fruit cocktail canned.

Important: “Lower” begins with Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack; “higher” ends with Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every fruit cocktail canned meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Fruit cocktail canned, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Fruit cocktail canned nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup Direct name match 125 gUSDA reference amount 78 kcal 62 0.5 g 1.1 g 5 mg FDC 2709290 ↗
Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 58 kcal 48 0.5 g 1.1 g 8 mg FDC 2709291 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 120 to 125 grams—a 5-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 58 calories for “juice pack” to 78 for “in syrup.” At a fixed 100 grams, “juice pack” is 48 calories and “in syrup” is 62—a fixed-weight separation of 14 calories. For Fruit cocktail canned, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “canned, in syrup” and “canned, juice pack”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, water pack, solids and liquids; differentiating rows include apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid and sugars, granulated. On this Fruit cocktail canned page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Fruit cocktail canned” cannot resolve the differences between Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup and Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 120–125 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “canned, in syrup” and “canned, juice pack”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include fruit cocktail, (peach and pineapple and pear and grape and cherry), canned, water pack, solids and liquids; rows that vary across the set include apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid and sugars, granulated. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Fruit cocktail canned unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that fruit cocktail canned is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“canned, in syrup” and “canned, juice pack”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Fruit cocktail canned source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 2 exact records behind Fruit cocktail canned source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack is higher in sodium per 100 g

Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack reports 7 mg versus 4 mg for Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup: a 3 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Check the weight before comparing serving totals

Source amounts span 120–125 g

Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack uses USDA source amount (120 g), while Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup uses USDA source amount (125 g). Use per 100 g for equal-weight composition; use the serving column only when those named source amounts answer your question.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup” from “Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Fruit cocktail canned source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

A formulation detail that separates records Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid

USDA input 9017 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 12–12 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Sugars, granulated

USDA input 19335 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 8–8 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path 2 context records in this source topic Other fruits and fruit salads

Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup and Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Sodium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, sodium runs from 4 mg in Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup to 7 mg in Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709290 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Potassium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, potassium runs from 87 mg in Fruit cocktail, canned, in syrup to 136 mg in Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Fruit cocktail, canned, juice pack

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709291 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path